on condition of anonymity
idiom
: only if one's name will not be revealed
She agreed to speak to the reporter only on condition of anonymity.
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The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly.
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David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter, said the visit was supposed to come after this week’s summit in the Russian city of Kazan of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, which Guterres attended.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
If Trump did invoke the Insurrection Act to order the military to arrest and deport immigrants, troops would be put in a bind over whether those actions are legal, according to one current and one former senior Defense official who addressed the issue on condition of anonymity.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
One American official, speaking with me on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak for the government, wondered why Israel hadn’t claimed victory within a week or two of killing Nasrallah.
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
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David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter, said the visit was supposed to come after this week’s summit in the Russian city of Kazan of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, which Guterres attended.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
If Trump did invoke the Insurrection Act to order the military to arrest and deport immigrants, troops would be put in a bind over whether those actions are legal, according to one current and one former senior Defense official who addressed the issue on condition of anonymity.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
One American official, speaking with me on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak for the government, wondered why Israel hadn’t claimed victory within a week or two of killing Nasrallah.
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
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“On condition of anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20condition%20of%20anonymity. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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